This MP believes in equal opportunities, and is therefore vehemently opposed to positive discrimination. A staunch proponent of civil liberties, he believes in few laws, but good, well-enforced laws. Believing that the Welfare State is an essentially good idea, he feels that tax cuts should only be issued when affordable (and, therefore, not at the expense of primary services). He is a eurosceptic, and highly suspicious of bureaucracy. Although an ardent patriot, he considers the needs of the environment to be of even greater importance than the interests of Great Britain.